Brazilian Food History

Brazil is a big country that is consists of many different cultures. Each area has another food specialty. The Portuguese came in Brazil in 1500 and brought their appreciations and styles of cooking with them. They brought sugar, citruses, and a lot of sweets that are still used for desserts and holidays. The Brazilian dessert "sweet tooth" was developed through the influence of the Europeans. Brazilian food use many eggs, fruits, spices (such as cinnamon and cloves), and sugar to make sweet treats, such as ambrosia. They also use savory (not sweet) flavorers such as parsley and garlic. Other nationalities that rooted in Brazil were Japanese, Arabs, and Germans. More than one million Italians had migrated to Brazil by 1880. Each immigrant group brought along its personal style of cooking that made Brazilian food so various.

Long before the Europeans came, even so, the Tupi-Guarani and other Indian groups lived in Brazil. They planted manioc (a root vegetable like a potato) from which Brazilians taught to make tapioca and farofa, ground manioc, which is akin to fine breadcrumbs. It is toasted in oil and butter and sprinkled over rice, beans, meat, and fish. As of 2001, farofa was still used as the Brazilians' primary "flour" to make such Brazilian desserts like cookies, biscuits, and bread.

We hope that you will like the taste of Brazilian Food!